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Against a backdrop of revolution, border banditry, freewheeling aerial dramatics, and World War II comes this compelling look at the rise of U.S. combat aviation at an unlikely proving ground—a remote airfield in the rugged reaches of the southwestern Tex

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction. “flying … an exhilaration beyond description”
  • Prologue. “…a sentimental journey”
  • Scene 1. In the Beginning, Another Mexican Rebellion
  • 1. “…Manzo and Topete were fomenting trouble in Sonora”
  • 2. “…they stormed this office seeking refuge in this country”
  • 3. “…he dubbed the group the Yankee Doodle Escadrille”
  • 4. “…two more bombs have fallen just within American territory”
  • Entr’acte
  • Scene 2. In Search of Border Security: The Airfield at Johnson’s Ranch
  • 5. “…he fired at the bandits”
  • 6. “…all we did was land in flat places”
  • 7. “…my gosh, war’s broken out”
  • 8. “…farewell to the horse”
  • 9. “…we kept a loaded gun in every room”
  • Scene 3. A Brief Interlude: Fun with Elmo and Ada
  • 10. “…this is a healthy country if you don’t talk too much”
  • 11. “…most pilots were pretty well disciplined in the military”
  • 12. “…order of the white scarf”
  • 13. “…Elmo just asked us to help out and we volunteered”
  • Scene 4. Another War, Another World, and the End of an Era
  • 14. “…I want airplanes—now—and lots of them”
  • 15. “…the airplanes would return to Johnson’s Ranch”
  • 16. “…they landed on sandbars in the Rio Grande”
  • 17. “…I would like to say again how much we appreciated and enjoyed the Johnsons”
  • Epilogue. “…my love affair with airplanes was over”
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Wings over the Mexican Border Pioneer Military

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/04/1997
      ISBN13: 9780292770812, 978-0292770812
      ISBN10: 0292770812

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Against a backdrop of revolution, border banditry, freewheeling aerial dramatics, and World War II comes this compelling look at the rise of U.S. combat aviation at an unlikely proving ground—a remote airfield in the rugged reaches of the southwestern Tex

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Introduction. “flying … an exhilaration beyond description”
      • Prologue. “…a sentimental journey”
      • Scene 1. In the Beginning, Another Mexican Rebellion
      • 1. “…Manzo and Topete were fomenting trouble in Sonora”
      • 2. “…they stormed this office seeking refuge in this country”
      • 3. “…he dubbed the group the Yankee Doodle Escadrille”
      • 4. “…two more bombs have fallen just within American territory”
      • Entr’acte
      • Scene 2. In Search of Border Security: The Airfield at Johnson’s Ranch
      • 5. “…he fired at the bandits”
      • 6. “…all we did was land in flat places”
      • 7. “…my gosh, war’s broken out”
      • 8. “…farewell to the horse”
      • 9. “…we kept a loaded gun in every room”
      • Scene 3. A Brief Interlude: Fun with Elmo and Ada
      • 10. “…this is a healthy country if you don’t talk too much”
      • 11. “…most pilots were pretty well disciplined in the military”
      • 12. “…order of the white scarf”
      • 13. “…Elmo just asked us to help out and we volunteered”
      • Scene 4. Another War, Another World, and the End of an Era
      • 14. “…I want airplanes—now—and lots of them”
      • 15. “…the airplanes would return to Johnson’s Ranch”
      • 16. “…they landed on sandbars in the Rio Grande”
      • 17. “…I would like to say again how much we appreciated and enjoyed the Johnsons”
      • Epilogue. “…my love affair with airplanes was over”
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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